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Second Part of Conny-Catching in Grosart (1881–3) X 87: In Prigging Law. The horse stealer, the Priggar. The horse, the Prancar. The towling place, All-hallowes. The towler, the Rifler. The suertees, Querris.at All Hallows, n.
Second Part of Conny-Catching in Grosart (1881–3) X 87: In Prigging Law. The horse stealer, the Priggar. The horse, the Prancar. The towling place, All-hallowes. The towler, the Rifler. The suertees, Querris. Second Part of Conny-Catching in Grosart (1881–3) X 99: The Priggar [...] perceiued he was bitten of all the bite in his bung.at bite, n.1
Second Part of Conny-Catching in Grosart (1881–3) X 99: The Priggar [...] perceiued he was bitten of all the bite in his bung.at bite, v.
Second Part of Conny-Catching in Grosart (1881–3) X 76: [They] are skilfull in the blacke Art, for picking open the tramels or lockes.at black art (n.) under black, adj.
Second Part of Conny Catching 8: The bowlers cast euer booty and doth win or loose as the bet of the gripe leadeth them.at play booty (v.) under booty, n.1
Second Part of Conny-Catching in Grosart (1881–3) X 111: The young stripling stalkes me out of the Tauern, and feeling if his Cuttle boung were glibbe and of a good edge, went to this meale-man to enter combate hande to hand with his purse.at cuttle-bung, n.
Second Part of Conny-Catching in Grosart (1881–3) X 86: In Lifting Law. The Pickelocke is called a Charme. He that watcheth, a Stond. Their engins, Wrefters. Picking the lock, Farsing. The gaines gotten, Pelfrey.at charm, n.
Second Part of Conny-Catching in Grosart (1881–3) X 110: It fortuned that a Nip and his staul drinking at the three Tuns in Newgate market, sitting in one of the roomes next to the streete, they might perceiue wher a meale man stood selling of meale, and had a large bag by his side, where by coniecture there was some store of mony: the old Coole, the old cut-purse I mean, spying this, was delighted with the shew of so glorious an object.at cole, n.
Second Part of Conny-Catching in Grosart (1881–3) X 86: In Combing Law. He that hooks, the Comber. He that watcheth, the Warpe. The hooke, the Combe. The good, Snappings. The gin to open the windowe, the Trickar.at comb, n.1
Second Part of Conny-Catching in Grosart (1881–3) X 86: In Combing Law. He that hooks, the Comber. He that watcheth, the Warpe. The hooke, the Combe. The good, Snappings. The gin to open the windowe, the Trickar.at comber, n.
Second Part of Conny-Catching in Grosart (1881–3) X 86: A Table of the Lawes contayned in this second part. I Blacke arte. Picking of lockes. 2 Combing Law. Hooking at windowes. 3 Vincents Law. Coofenage at Bowls. 4 Prigging Law. Horfe stealing. 5 Lifting Law. Stealing of any parcels.at combing law, n.
Second Part of Conny-Catching in Grosart (1881–3) X 110: It fortuned that a Nip and his staul drinking at the three Tuns in Newgate market, sitting in one of the roomes next to the streete, they might perceiue wher a meale man stood selling of meale, and had a large bag by his side, where by coniecture there was some store of mony: the old Coole, the old cut-purse I mean, spying this, was delighted with the shew of so glorious an object.at cool, n.1
Second Part of Conny-Catching in Grosart (1881–3) X 122: Then doth the other thrust in a longe hooke some nine foote in length (which he calleth a Curbe) that hath at the end a crooke with three tynes turned contrary, so that tis vnpossible to misse if there be any snappinges abroade [...] it is made with ioyntes like an angle rod and can be conuaid into the form of a trunchion and worne in the hand like a walking staffe.at curb, n.1
Second Part of Conny-Catching in Grosart (1881–3) X 122: The Courber, which the common people call the Hooker, is he that with a Curbe (as they tearme it) or hooke, do pull out of a windowe any loose linnen cloth, apparell, or else any other houshold stuffe.at curber, n.
Second Part of Conny-Catching in Grosart (1881–3) X 123: Beside there is a Dyuer [...] for as he puts in a hooke, so the other puts in at the windowe some little figging boy, who playes his parts notably, and perhaps the youth is so well instructed that he is a scholler in the blacke Arte, and can pick a locke.at diver, n.
Second Part of Conny-Catching in Grosart (1881–3) X 86: In Lifting Law. The Pickelocke is called a Charme. He that watcheth, a Stond. Their engins, Wrefters. Picking the lock, Farsing. The gaines gotten, Pelfrey.at farcing, n.
Second Part of Conny-Catching in Grosart (1881–3) X 107: The Foist is so nimble handed that hee exceeds the iugler for agility, and hath his legier de maine as perfectly : therfore an exquisite Foist must haue three properties that a good Surgion should haue, and that is an Eagles eie, a Ladies hand, and a Lyons heart: an Eagles eie to spie a purchase, to haue a quicke insight where the boong lies, and then a Lyons heart not to feare what the end will bee, and then a Ladies hand to be little and nimble, the better to diue into the pocket. These are the perfect properties of a Foist.at foist, n.2
Second Part of Conny-Catching in Grosart (1881–3) X 118: And the whiles he begins to resolue which of them mostly may be lifted, and what Garbage (for so he calles the goods stolne) may be most easily conuaid.at garbage, n.
Second Part of Conny-Catching in Grosart (1881–3) X 83: Amongst these are certaine old sokers, which are lookers on, and listen for bets, either euen or odde, and these are called grypes.at gripe, n.1
Second Part of Conny-Catching in Grosart (1881–3) X 82: The quest went vpon him and condemned him: and so the Priggar went to heauen in a string.at go to heaven in a string (v.) under heaven, n.
Second Part of Conny-Catching in Grosart (1881–3) X 101: Conny-catchers, those base excrements of dishonesty, they in their huffes report they have got one ([blank space]) I wil not bewray his name.at huff, n.
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in (1881–3) X 101: I will for reuenge onely appoint the Jakes farmers of London, who shall cage them in their filthy vesselles, and carrye them as dung to manure the barrain places of Tibourne.at jakes-farmer (n.) under jakes, n.1
Second Part of Conny-Catching in Grosart (1881–3) X 76: The Priggar if he be a Launce man, that is, one that is already horst, then he hath more followers with him, and they ride like Gentlemen.at lance-knight, n.
Second Part of Conny-Catching in Grosart (1881–3) X 82: The Vincents Law is a common deceit or cosenage vsed in Bowling-allies amongst the baser sort of people.at vincent’s law, n.
Second Part of Conny-Catching in Grosart (1881–3) X 86: A Table of the Lawes contayned in this second part. I Blacke arte. Picking of lockes. [...] 5 Lifting Law. Stealing of any parcels.at lifting law (n.) under lift, v.
Second Part of Conny-Catching in Grosart (1881–3) X 118: The Lift is he that stealeth or prowleth any Plate, Juells, bolts of Satten, Veluet or such parcels from any place, by a fluight conueyance vnder his cloke, or so secretly that it may not be espyed.at lift, n.
Second Part of Conny-Catching in Grosart (1881–3) X 118: The Lift attired in the forme of a ciuell Country gentleman, comes with the Marker into some Mercers shop [...] and there he calles to see a boult of Satten.at marker, n.1
Second Part of Conny-Catching in Grosart (1881–3) X 76: The Martar is he that receiues him [i.e. a horse], and chops and chaungeth him away in any Faire, Mart, or tother place where any good vent for horses is.at marter, n.
Second Part of Conny-Catching in Grosart (1881–3) X 97: For say the Nips, I decline to vse my occupation against any friend, or to drawe a purse from him that I am familiarly acquainted with.at nip, n.1
Second Part of Conny-Catching in Grosart (1881–3) X 86: In Lifting Law. The Pickelocke is called a Charme. He that watcheth, a Stond. Their engins, Wrefters. Picking the lock, Farsing. The gaines gotten, Pelfrey.at pelfry, n.
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